karateka
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Etymology
Origin of karateka
< Japanese, equivalent to karate karate + -ka person (< Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese jiā )
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Lesser-profile Olympians from the Tokyo Games like golfer Danielle Kang and karateka Sukura Kokumai spoke about their experiences with anti-Asian hate last summer.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 12, 2022
The 32-year-old karateka collapsed to the mat in pain and was eventually taken away for medical attention.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 6, 2021
“As a karate athlete, we’ve been doing this for the love of our sport and martial art,” said U.S. karateka Sakura Kokumai, who finished just outside of the medal places in women’s kata.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 5, 2021
Kiyuna has dominated the kata world in recent years, the only karateka to receive a perfect score, something he did in 2019.
From New York Times ● Aug. 4, 2021
In 2020, two Iranian karatekas participated in the Tokyo Olympics in Japan but did not win any medals.
From Barron's ● Nov. 17, 2025
The karatekas even represented Iran and Saudi Arabia, two nations with an extraordinarily complex history.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 7, 2021
Espinós and his fellow karatekas have been trying to gain Olympic recognition since 1970, which is also when the first world championships were held at the Budokan.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2021
In Kumite, two karatekas will face off in a 3-minute bout.
From Fox News ● Jul. 21, 2021
Kumite, on the other hand, is a combat discipline, and sees karatekas go head-to-head in a three-minute fight.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2021
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